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... species may parasitize any mammals which approach situations where larvae feed on lizards , etc. Three other species of soft ticks appear to be host specific on bats . These species are A. ( Chiropterargas ) boueti , A. ( C. ) confusus ...
... species may parasitize any mammals which approach situations where larvae feed on lizards , etc. Three other species of soft ticks appear to be host specific on bats . These species are A. ( Chiropterargas ) boueti , A. ( C. ) confusus ...
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... species . Ornitho- doros hermsi Wheeler , Herms and Mayer , a North American species , usually inhabits the resting - places of hosts such as birds , rodents or bats . The species may attack man , but this only hap- pens when their ...
... species . Ornitho- doros hermsi Wheeler , Herms and Mayer , a North American species , usually inhabits the resting - places of hosts such as birds , rodents or bats . The species may attack man , but this only hap- pens when their ...
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... species . An additional factor may be introduced here due to spatial overlapping of two or more tick species which feed on the same groups of small mammals . Since the rabbit tick ( H. leporis - palustris ) rarely bites man , its ...
... species . An additional factor may be introduced here due to spatial overlapping of two or more tick species which feed on the same groups of small mammals . Since the rabbit tick ( H. leporis - palustris ) rarely bites man , its ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLE THE KEY TO TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES 27 | 27 |
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activity Africa Amblyomma andersoni animals appear areas argasid Argasidae attached Babesia basis capituli bite body Boophilus broad capitulum cattle cells Cervical grooves cheliceral colour coxa coxal cuticle cytoplasm Dermacentor disease dogs dorsal view eggs endocuticle engorged epicuticle evertsi external spur feeding fluid fully fed genus granules Haemaphysalis hairs hard ticks hexagonus Hoogstraal host humidity Hyalomma hypostome infection inner Ixodes ricinus large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male mammals membrane microplus moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum sheep skin soft ticks spermatophore spiracle Spiracular plate spirochaetes spotted fever spur on coxa surface tarsus tarsus IV temperature Theileria tick species tissues transmission transmitted transverse unfed females variabilis vector ventral virus whilst